This and That

Published 10:55 am, Friday, September 5, 2014

Mayor Wendell Dunlap will be guest speaker at the next PHEAT meeting, at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Grumpy's Grill. The meeting is open to the public.

Witness Writers, a writing critique group, meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway Brew, 108 E. Seventh. New members are welcome. We are looking for new, beginning writers as well as seasoned writers. Come join us. There is no charge. For more information call Carole Bell, 806-292-0134, email her at caroleabell@gmail.com, or go to www.witnesswriters.wordpress.com or www.ntchristianwriters.com and click on “Groups.”

Plainview-Hale County American Cancer Society Cotton Baron’s Ball silent auction committee will begin contacting local businesses for donation items for the Saturday, Oct. 11 “A Night at the Cotton Club. Roaring Toward a Cure” event. If not contacted and interested in contributing, call Phyllis Wall at 296-6669 or Julie Kelly at 292-5290. If you are interested in tickets or a table for your business, contact RaeAnne King at 292-3288.

Divorce Care is a weekly seminar and support group designed to help heal the hurt and pain of divorce. It will provide practical information for those dealing with the challenges of divorce while gaining hope for the future. It meets from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 through Dec. 11, at United Assembly, 301 S.E. Ninth. Email aybellows@gmail.com or call 685-2038 for more information.

Plainview Area Retired Teachers Association will open the 2014-15 season Monday at the West Texas Woodfire Grill. Following the 11:30 a.m. buffet, June Cooper, district president, will give an update on TRS insurance. Charlie Zeni will discuss TRTA benefits. Special recognition will be given to area retired teachers and other school personnel attending for the first time. Reservations are a must. Call 293-7531.

Texas Recovers will hold a Big Texas Rally for Recovery at 6 a.m. Saturday on the south steps of the State Capitol in Austin for National Recovery Month. Join thousands of people from across the state to show support for people living in and seeking recovery in Texas from addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions. Join people in recovery, their family members and friends, addiction treatment professionals and allies in Texas. There are 28 seats left on the bus from Plainview. First come, first served. For bus ride information, please call Central Plains Center at 806-291-0388.

Due to a conflict with the PISD Back To School Night in September, First Thursday Family Reading Night will resume on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Unger Library.

The Plainview Area United Way Kick-Off Luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Plainview Civic Center. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or by contacting Dr. Brent Richburg at PISD. This year’s goal is $300,000 to support 11 partner agencies.

The next meeting of the Literary Lunch Bunch will be at noon Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Van Howeling Room 104 on the Wayland campus. A light lunch will be provided. The books to be discussed include “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes, “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert A. Heinlein, “Knowledge and Power” by George Gilder, “Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America” by Jim Webb and “The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee” by Marja Mills.

All PHS PCA and Plainview homeschool juniors and their parents are invited to a PEP informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the PHS auditorium. PEP is the tuition assistance program available for Plainview students who attend Wayland during their freshman year.

South Plains College, Plainview Workforce is offering the following classes this fall:

If you have question on these classes, come by office at 1920 W 24th St. or call 806-296-9611 ext. 4304 or 4320.

The Kress Volunteer Fire Department is actively recruiting new members. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact Kevin Goss or 806-336-3018 or email chief501@kressfirerescue.com.

Applications are being accepted for Plainview’s 40th Running Water Draw Arts & Crafts Festival. Contact Betty Foster, show coordinator, at 806-293-1057 or 806-729-1150. This year’s festival is Oct. 17-19 at the Ollie Liner Center, sponsored by the Plainview Rotary Club.

Paws Pet Adoption is the new adoption agency at the Plainview Animal Shelter, 500 S.W. Third St. Hours are 4-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Find them on Facebook and come see the available pets.

Hale County farmers who need areas sprayed by the Noxious Weed Control District should either visit the board’s website at halecountynoxiousweeds.com or contact Lewis Senter, board supervisor, at 806-292-4750.

Any organization interested in having a program on Snack Pak 4 Kids in Plainview should contact Susan Hurt at 806-773-7550, Phyllis Wall at 806-296-6669 or send a message on the Snack Pak 4 Kids Plainview Facebook page. During September, the group will be collecting Pop Tarts at Prosperity Bank, McCoys and in the cafeteria at Covenant Hospital Plainview. Other businesses or groups interested in hosting drives should contact Joyce Sinor at 292-5028.

Free GED classes are available for adults from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1407 W. Fifth in the South Plains Community Action building. Everyone is welcome. Call Plainview Adult Learning Center, 296-5459, for more information.

Plainview High Class of 1964 will hold its 50th-year reunion Sept. 19-20 at the Plainview Country Club. Classmates can keep up to date with plans by checking the class website, Plainview64.com.